Tassel



A. B, COLBY Jan. 31, 1933.

TASSEL Filed Feb. 25 1932 INVENTOR. IV/041?. 60/47 BY ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 31, .1933

I UNITED STATE A E -170'F' FICEV as. coLnY. or

raovmnncn, nnon'n ISLAND; assmnon or ONE-HALF 'ro ms '1 WELLER, or*rnovmmcn nnonn ISLAND 'rAssnL Application filed February 23; 1982.Serial m. sauna. I

i This invention relates to a tassel, and has nor. its object to providea tassel which may be easily formed and securely .held in asisambledrelation and which may be slid along,

a cord upon which it may be mounted... Another object of the inventionis the provision of a rigid cap in which atas'sel may be mounted, whichcap is provided with an opening to'guidethe tassel along a cord on whichit is mounted. s Another object of the invention is the provision ofmetal securing means for gripping the :tuft of material forming thetassel to securely hold the same in assembledrela-tion. 1A furtherobject of the invention-is the provision of a hollow cap memberw-i-th atubular securing member or the like mounted therein and for securing thetuft of the tassel between it and the cap-:member.

With these and other objects in view, the consists of certain novelfeatures of construction, as will be more full described, andparticularly pointed. out in the agipendedclaims. 1 I;

In the ,:accompanying' drawing: i

Fig. lis a perspective view of a cord such as a shoestringtasselsmounted on the .mdstl1eneof.-i r

is a perspective view illustrating a portion of the cord withthe tamelmounted thereon lndjshowing thecord lmotted' to prevent the tassel frombeing withdrawn over the end of the cord.

Fig. is a perspective vi'ewof the ma...

rial before being rolled into a tuft to form the strand portionofthe'tassel.-

4 is a perspective view of the tubular rivet which'ho'lds the tuft ofmaterial within the metal cap. 1*

Fig, '5' *is a perspective view illustrating the tuft of material shownin Fig.3 as wrapped about the tubular rivet shown in Fig. 4. 6 is'acentral sectional view through the cap and tuft of material and showingthe tubular rivet in its relation to the cap and tuft of'material tohold the same in position and-also illustrating the cord orshoelace-inposition through the opening in the Fig. 7 is a view similarto'Fig. 6 with the cord removed.

Fig. "8 is a-perspective view of a modified form of tassel mounted onacord.v

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the capportion .aioneas'shown in themodification Fig. 8.

wTassels are; frequently used on picture frame cords, roller shades,shoestrings for women's-shoes and the like, to ornament the same, and"it is desired that the tassel be of 9 such form, especially when usedas above'in- 'dicaited that it may slide along the cord or narrow fabricand be held thereon by knotting the fend of thecord. It has beenfrequentto rollportions of material which have 05 out along the edgeinto tufts or the like i order that-a better and less expensive tasselbut ithissewing is an expensive operation and lone which may easily bepulled apart, and in order that, a better and less expensive tasselformedI have provided a metal cap, rolled thetuft of material andinserted it into this cap and then secured it in some suitable way suchas by forcing and riveting over a. hollow tubular member to securelybind the tuft of material within the metal cap and the f ol lowing]is a1 detailed description of the present embodimentof th-isinventionillustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results maybe accomplished. I Withrefere'nce to the drawing, 10 designates a cordsuch as a shoestring or the like which is provided at' its endswith atip 11 formed of any suitable material. A tassel is formed froma metalcup 12 having side walls 13'with :fianges 14 extending inwardly from theedgethereof and provided with a tubular extensi0n'15 to slide along thecord. A tuft 0f material 16 is slitted as at 17 along one edge to form-avplurality of strands or stringers 18 extending from a non-slittedmarginal edge portion 19. This material is rolled spirally about thetubular member 20 having a flange 21, as illustrated in Fig. 5,

and then the tuft thus formed is inserted into 95 the cup 12 so that theflange 21 of this tubumember 20 and its free edge forced outwardly as at24 to roll the same over and to bind the tuft of material 25 about thistubular shank between this outwardly deflected portion 24 and the edgeofthe flange 14 of the cap and at the same time causing the flange of therivet to turn downwardly toward the other end of the rivet therebycausing the portion of the tuft within the cap to be expanded outwardlfrom theshank'of the rivet and to tightly hold the tuft in position andleave a tubular opening through the tuft by reason of the bore 23aligning with the bore 26 of the tubular extension 15 above mentioned.

For mounting the tassel upon a shoestring or other cord, it is merelynecessary to pass the tip 11 of the cord through the bores 26 and 23 andto then knot the cord as at 27 to prevent withdrawal of the tassel fromposition.

In some instances, where it is desired to make a less expensiveconstruction, the cap may he slit as at 28 and provided with prongs 29.The function of the slits is to permit the fingers 30 to be opened toreceive a tuft without the provision of a tubular rivet and to thenforce these fingers inwardly that the prongs may engage the tuft ofstranded material to hold it in the desired position, and'where'leat-her or other'similar'stiif material is used, its tendency tounroll or expand will maintain its engagement with the prongs29 to holdthe cap and tassel in the desiredassembled relation, and also leave acentral openingto permit the cordto be passed therethrough, and in somecases where the material itself isnot stiff the tuft may be rolledaround a tube of paper or the like to provide the central opening. V 7

It is very obvious that where the metal fastening is to be dispensedwith glue alone may be used for securing the tassel in its cap withoutthe use of metal fingers as above set forth.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resortingto all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim: g

1. A tassel comprising a rigid cap, a tuft of a plurality of strands,and means directly secured to said cap for holdingsaid tuft in said cap.a

2. A tassel comprising a rigidhollow cap, a tuft of a plurality ofstrands in said. hollow cap, and means directly secured to said capfor-maintaining said tuft in said cap.

3. A tassel comprising a sheet metal cap having a tubular portionextending there- 7 from, a tuft of a plurality of strands also arrangedin tubular form with its opening aligning with that of the tubularportion extending from said cap and throu h which a cord like elementmay extend, an means for securing said tuft in said cap.

4. A tassel comprising a rigid cap, a tuft formed by spirally coiling asheet of material slitted along one edge with the nnslitted edge in saidcap, and means for securing said tuft in said cap.

5. A tassel comprising a rigid, hollow cap having a center openingtherein, a tuft in said cap formed of spiral coil of sheet material,said material being slitted along one edge to form loose end strands,said tuft having a zhollow center to align with the opening in said cap,and means for securing said tuft in said cap.

6. A tassel comprising a rigid cap, a tuft of a plurality of strands,and metallic means directly secured to said cap for maintaining saidtuft in said cap.

7- A tassel comprising a rigid cap, a tuft formed by spirally coiling asheet of material slitted along one edge with the nnslitted edge in saidcap, and metallic means for securing said tuft in said cap. 3

8. A tassel comprising a rigid hollow cap having a center openingtherein, a tuft in said cap formed of a spiral coil of sheetmaterial,said material being slitted along one edge to form loose end strands,said tuft hav ing a hollow center to align with the opening in said cap,and metallic means for securing said tuft in said cap.

9. A tassel comprising a sheetmetal cap having a tubular portionextending therefrom, a tuft of a plurality of strands also ar ranged intubular form with its opening aligning with that of the tubular portionextending from said cap and through which acord like element may extend,and tubular .7

metallic means for securing the tuft in said cap and through which thecord may also extend, said tubular means being wholly housed within saidcap. i

16. A tassel comprising a rigid hollow cap having a center openingtherein, a tuft formed of a spiral coil of sheet material in said cap,said material being slitted along one edge to form loose end strands,said tuft having a hollow center to align with the opening in said cap,and tubular metallic means binding said tuft against the walls of saidcap, the opening through which aligns with the opening in the cap.

11. A tassel comprising a cap having a cylindrical side wall and aninwardly-extending flange, a tubular rivet within said cap and flangeand a tuft of strand material located and tightly bound between theflange of said wall and said rivet.

12. A tassel comprising a cap having a cylindrical'side wall and aninwardly-extending flange, a tuft of material within said cap, a tubularrivet within said material having a flange at one end against said capand with the stock-deflected at its end adjacent the flange of said capto bind the material between the deflected stock of the rivet and saidflange. 7

1B. A tassel comprising a cap having a cylindrical side wall andan'inwardly-extending flange, a tuft of material within said cap,

a tubular rivet within said material having a flange atone end againstsaid cap and with the stock deflected at its and adjacent the flange ofsaid cap to bind the material be- I tween the deflected stock of therivet and said flange, said cap being drawnout to provide a tubularextension to align with the tubular rivet and through which a cord likeelement may pass.

14.. A tassel comprising a. hollow cylindrical cap having a series ofaxial slit portions, prongs extending inwardly from said slit portions,and a tuft of strand material tightly bound within said hollow cap bysaid prongs.

15. A tassel comprising a rigid cap, a tuft formed by spirally coiling asheet of material slitted along one edge with the unslitted edge I insaid cap, said cap having longitudinal slitted portions, and inwardlyextending prongs struck from said slitted portions, whereby the tasselmay be inserted, within said cap and securely held therein.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature.

, ALLAN B. 00 BY,

